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<A NAME="BABBJJCD"></A><h1>Components of a database interface connection</h1>
<A NAME="TI651"></A><p>When you use a native database interface to access a database,
your connection goes through several layers before reaching the
data. Each layer is a separate component of the connection and each
component might come from a different vendor.</p>
<A NAME="TI652"></A><caption><b>Figure 6-1: Components of a database connection</b></captionls>
<br><img src="images/cnw5ovr.gif">
<A NAME="TI653"></A><p>For diagrams showing the specific components
of your connection, see "Basic software components" in
the chapter for your native database interface.</p>

